Schoenobryum contains about 10 species with a pantropical distribution; two species in the Neotropics. Premontane to mid montane forest in the tropicalAndes; on branches or trunks of trees. The combined features of sporophytes borne terminally on stems and branches, and the single peristome, representing by an exostome with papillose teeth, aid in distinguishing the genus. The name Acrocryphaea was previously applied to our species by past authors.